Practical English (2) ： Advanced Instructor: Dr. Yi-Cheng Huang Course Code: A School of Medicine Time: 13:30-16:20 Date: March 31, 2008

Course Description of Today 1. Grouping Test 2. Section I: Chapter 2, Unit 7 (Health: Survival at the South Pole) 3. Section II: Chapter 2, Unit 7(Health: Survival at the South Pole) 4. Section III: Personal Presentation ( 佳 軍、淑平、佩芬、楠詩、姿盈 and 奇隆 ) 5. Roll Call

Paragraph 1: Vocabulary 1 Antarctica,South Pole, Arctic, North Pole 2 cargo jet 3 crate (n): a crate is a large box used for transporting or storing things 4 minus, plus 5 barrel: a. a barrel is a large, round container for liquids or food; b. in the oil industry, a barrel is a unit of measurement equal to 159 litres; c. the barrel of a gun is the tube through which the bullet moves when the gun is fired 6 frantically (adv.): in a very rushed manner, frenziedly

Paragraph 2: Vocabulary 1 The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is the southernmost continually inhabited place on the planet. Its name honors Roald Amundsen who reached the South Pole in 1911, and Robert F. Scott who reached the South Pole in 1912.Roald AmundsenRobert F. Scott 2 grateful (adj.): thankful 3 reckless (adj.): doing something dangerous without thinking 4 undertake (v): to accept and begin work on something usually large and serious

The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

Paragraph 3 and 4: Vocabulary 1 demanding (adj.): a. a demanding job or task requires a lot of your time, energy, or attention; b. people who are demanding are not easily satisfied or pleased 2 intrigued (adj.): if you are intrigued by something, it interests you and you are curious about it 3 shack (n): an old or flimsy hut built from tin, wood or other materials

Paragraph 4: Vocabulary 4 double as (v): if a person or thing doubles as someone or something else, they have a second job or purpose as well as their main one 5 onset (n): the onset of something is the beginning of it, used especially to refer to something unpleasant 6 lump (n): a lump on or in someone ’ s body is a small, hard swelling that has been caused by an injury or an illness 7 innocuous (adj.): harmless

Paragraph 5: Vocabulary 1 tumor (n): a growth of diseased tissue 2 colleague (n): your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job 3 supervisor (n): a person who supervises others and their work 4 initial (adj.): beginning, first 5 numb (v): if cold weather, a drug, a blow or something numbs a part of your body, you can no longer feel anything in it. 6 draw out (v): to extract 7 cancer, cancerous

Paragraph 6, 7 and 8 1 rely on (v): if you rely on someone or something, you need them and depend on them in order to live or work properly 2 emotion, emotional 3 shrink, shrank (v): if something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller 4 dramatic, dramatically: a dramatic change or event happens suddenly and is very noticeable and surprising

Paragraph 6, 7 and 8 5 ailing (adj.): if someone is ailing, they are ill and are not getting better *ail (v): if something ails someone, they are ill (an old fashion use) ex: what ails you? *ailment (n): an ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious 6 physician (n): a physician is a doctor

Assignment for Next Week Please Preview Chapter 1, Unit 8 (Space and Flight: Human Adaptation to Space) Please Prepare for Your Personal Presentation (At Least 5 Minutes): （家茵、 晏安、鈺雯、宜蓉、俞柔 and 珊如）

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